Rejected by Netflix despite rocking the interview
I got a rejection from Netflix today despite rocking the interview. Im not sure I could have done any better, short of being a mind reader. The role has been open for a very long time, so maybe they are just super picky and rationalized some ridiculous reason to reject me. I have other FAANG offers so its not likely to be my technical performance. Have you had this happen to you?
they ask trap questions you might feel that you provided a great answer but the question they asked was invalid.. happened to me...
It was a coding question they said I did bad on. But I absolutely nailed the question.
they asked me to code a react component I did the right solution and the interviewer deliberately guided me to code in a different pattern which fb says is an anti pattern ... found out later while researching.. not fun when you are under stress
You should not have peed on the desk
I peed a Netflix desk and I liked it!
Everybody thinks they did well in interviews
I have enough self awareness to know when I bomb interviews. I have performed much worse in other interviews and gotten offers.
So clearly you are a bad judge when it comes to your interview performance. Maybe they just did not like your answers or the way you answered them. Soft skill is a real thing.
Don't think of it terms of a binary choice between hiring you or hiring nobody. They likely interviewed several other candidates. You might have rocked the interview, but someone else did even better (or was stronger in other areas).
move on, it happes a lot, sometimes they dont really want to hire pp, just show outside they are good and keep on hiring. In poker world, it is called bluff
That does happen a lot. It just sucks to be on the receiving end with a company like Netflix that has a very lengthy interview process. I invested a lot of time into it.
Interview performance is not everything. They may have specific experience or skills that they are looking for, and that they don’t tell you about. There’s nothing you can do about that - you either have that or you don’t.
The majority of companies like Amazon refuse to give feedback. Whereas Netflix is one of the few companies you can get direct interview feedback from. I would have liked some actual feedback instead of bs, given the time I put into it.
What answer are you seeking from Blind?
Your personal interview performance is only one of many variables that decides yes/no for hiring. Equally important is how others did, and how aggressive they are in hiring at the time (open headcount). You really have to disengage mentally from the process and just not think anything until you get offered. Prep, but don’t overly focus on any one company or role because you can do everything right and still get rejected.
That’s what my 30 calorie fortune cookie said
Gotta get Panda Express cookies, 5 calories less, probably would’ve got the offer